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Huge discounts on Apple laptops and tablets at Best Buy flash sale

Best Buy has kicked off its Memorial Day sale and there are some pretty nice discounts.  Until Monday at 11:59 p.m. CT (Tuesday, 12:59 a.m. ET or Monday 9:59 p.m. PT), the retailer is offering price cuts on a range of products including laptops, HDTVs, headphones and more from brands including Apple, Bose, HP and …

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Best Memorial Day sales and deals: Up to $350 off MacBooks, $22 wireless headphones and more

Memorial Day weekend is here, and the unofficial start of summer brings plenty of tech deals. We’ve poked around a bit, sifted through the bargain bin (so to speak) and come up with a few sales worthy of your attention. Huge sale at Best Buy: The electronics superstore has a wide range of discounts on TVs, MacBook laptops, smart home …

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Dell, Lenovo, HP start Memorial Day sales on laptops, desktops

With Memorial Day weekend coming up fast, PC makers have kicked off their holiday sales with loads of deals on laptops, desktops and accessories. Best Buy is in on the sale action, too, with discounts on those brands and Apple laptops (you can jump to the bottom for those).  Lenovo is having its “biggest Memorial Day sale ever” with up …

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Best Buy outs Beats Decade Collection in advance of Apple WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It looked like a mistake, but it turns out it wasn’t. Best Buy on Friday launched an official presale for the Beats Decade Collection, fresh new designs for some of the headphone brand’s best products. The collection will launch on Apple.com on May …

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6 Oculus Go tips and tricks

The new Oculus Go ($352 at Amazon) VR headset is earning high marks from reviewers and users alike, with CNET’s Scott Stein awarding it an 8/10 rating and Best Buy customers scoring it 4.5 stars (out of 5) on average. Already got a Go? Let’s take a look at some ways to make the most of it, from adding your …

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ZTE, facing paralyzing US ban, is still fighting for its life

The reports of ZTE’s death are greatly exaggerated. Well, at least for now. The fate of the Chinese maker of telecommunications gear has been up in the air since ZTE disclosed on Wednesday that it had shut down “the major operating activities of the company.” The closure followed a US Commerce Department denial order, which banned any American businesses from …

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Just hours left on this Best Buy TV sale: 55

One of the best TV values of 2017 gets even better today — but time is running out. The 55-inch TCL 55P605, usually $599, is now $100 off today (Saturday, May 12) in Best Buy stores and online at BestBuy.com. See the TCL 55P605 at Best Buy $499 for this 55-incher is a great deal in my opinion. At its …

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Nokia 6.1 ‘pure’ Android phone comes to Amazon, Best Buy for $269

You rarely see Nokia phones in the US, but little by little that’s changing.  The oddly named Nokia 6.1 is the latest attempt to make waves in the open US market. This is very much a budget device that will go toe to toe with Motorola’s Moto G6, a handset with a strong budget pedigree, and the Huawei Honor 7X, …

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Get a 39

Quick update regarding yesterday’s Fitbit Versa deal: Some folks were able to get it, some got a “code not valid for this item” message. For the record, I received and successfully applied my own code yesterday morning. Not sure why Macy’s changed course mid-day. I am sure it was maddening. As of this morning, it appears the Versa is sold …

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5 things you didn’t know about Amazon

Are you an Amazon expert? Do you use tools like Honey to track price-drops and find lower prices from other sellers? Do you use Amazon Smile to automatically give to charity without even trying?  That’s all good stuff, but there’s more to the online behemoth than you might think. Here are four things about Amazon you probably didn’t know… You can …

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